distraite

[ dih-streyt; French dees-tret ]

/ dɪˈstreɪt; French disˈtrɛt /

(of a woman) inattentive because of distracting worries, fears, etc.; absent-minded.

Origin of distraite

1840–50; < French, feminine of distrait distrait

One has noticed that madame is distraite, grows thin, looks unlike herself.

The Eddy |Clarence L. Cullen
Virginia grew pale, listless, distraite; her step was languid, her eye haggard.

Tales from Many Sources |Various
She is sleepy enough, poor child, but cannot bear to desert Monica, who is strangely wakeful and rather silent and distraite.

Rossmoyne |Unknown
It was the only time that the Secretary had ever seen her nervous or distraite.

Parlous Times |David Dwight Wells

Mrs. Bindle was silent, her manner was distraite, she was listening for the sound of Mr. Gupperduck's return.

Adventures of Bindle |Herbert George Jenkins